Hook attaching device and spreader



April 9, 1940.

s..'r. ATTARIAN HOOK ATTACHING DEVICE AND SPREADER Filed Oct. 25) 1938 Jar/[J6 7'." Jztarja n ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 9,1940

" v UNITED STATES? PATENTtOFFlCE- 2,196,620 HOOK ATTAG'HING DEVICE AND SPREADER I Sarkis T. Attarian, Broeklyn, N. Y. 'Application octo ei- 25, 1938, Serial No. 236,927

I 1 Claim. The presentinvention relates to a hook attaching device and a spreader especially designed for use as a connecting member between the hook and line. I

The primary object of I the invention resides inthe provision of a' connecting member which permits convenient attachment and removal of a hook from a line and at thesame time maintaining the hook at right angles to the line thereby minimizing the entanglement of the line.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a connecting memberhaving a v diagonally disposed slot in one Wall thereof, which slot is substantially V.-shaped"whereby looped can be securely held therein.

The invention will be fully and comprehention of a fishing line showing the new and improved connecting member attaching a hook to the line;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the connecting member and illustrating the method of attaching and detaching a hook to the line;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the connecting member detached from. the line; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view of they connecting member and taken substantially on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the draw ng fora more detailed description thereof whereinthere is illustrated. the preferred embodiment of the invention, a' conventional fishing line is indicated generally by the numeral 8 supporting at one end thereof a lead sinker or the like 9 in the usual manner. As is Well known, itis customary to attach.

i I one or more hooks to the line and to position the same intermediate thereof and preferably above the lead sinker. The means for accom- J plishing this purpose includes a. connecting. A

member 10 preferably formed of a light weight material such as aluminum, Bakelite or the like. The member ID is substantially cylindrical shaped and the interior thereof is hollow forming a pas;- s'ageway for receiving the looped portion ll of the line 8 for attaching a hook thereto in. a

manner to be hereinafter described.

As clearly illustrated in the drawing; the .con-

necting member I0 is formed with aslot l2 extending diagonally of said member and tapering portions of fishing lines of various thicknesses tion I3. In the formation of the slot, the upper or open end is substantially wider than the ta.-

pered end to permit the use of various thicknesses of fishing lines. The line will be frictionally held within a portion of the formed slot, the edges of which are preferably rounded so as to alleviatethe possibility of severing the line.

When using the connecting member for attaching a'hook to a line, the intermediate portion of the'line is formed with a loop H, which loop is threaded through the hollow passageway of the connecting member. The fishing hook M has attached thereto a flexible line I5, the upper end of which is formed with a loop [6. The loop l6 of the hook carrying line is then positioned over the looped portion H of the line 8 andsaid looped portion H is then positioned within the slot l2 and, a pulling motion on each end of the line 8 will draw the looped portion is within the connecting member and simultaneously therewith tighten the looped portion H within the slot I2; When so positioned the, connecter I0 is securely attached to the line 8 thereby forming a connection for the hook l4 and maintaining it at right angles to the line. The hook can be readily removed by pulling lightly on the loop I6 with the left hand while grasping the connecter in the right hand, thus.

causing a slack in the line so that the looped the member ID acts as a connecter and a spreader and if desired a plurality of the connecting members can be-attached to the line when desiring to use two or more single hooks thereon.

Also it will be understood, of course, by those skilled in the art that variations in the hereinabove described device involving the substitution of substantial equivalents for thedevices described are intended to be comprehended within the spirit of the present invention and that Y, theinvention is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made'therein as do not affect the spirit of .the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claim.

What isclaimed is: i 7 A new and improved article of manufacture comprising, a connecter for fishing lines and hooks, said connecter being substantially cylindrical shaped and having a passageway therethrough for receiving the fishing line and to position the connecter at substantially right angles to the line, said line having a looped portion intermediate the ends thereof for carrying the loop of a fish hook carrying line, said connecter being formed with a slot in a portion of a side wall thereof extending within the passageway and tapering downwardly into a substantially V-shaped opening, whereby looped portions of fishing lines of various thicknesses can be se- 5 curely held therein.

SARKIS T. ATTARIAN. 

